60-305. Process agents for public utilities, except motor common and contract carriers. - Kansas Statutes

60-305

Chapter 60.--PROCEDURE, CIVIL Article 3.--PROCESS

      60-305.   Process agents for public utilities, except motor common andcontract carriers.Every individual, partnership, association or corporation engaged in thebusiness of transmission of communications, or the distribution of electricity,gas, water or petroleum products, which is subject to regulation by the statecorporation commission, doing business in this state, shall designate, inaccordance with K.S.A. 60-306, and amendments thereto, a resident of the stateof Kansas upon whom process may be served. Any company or corporation mayrevoke the appointment and designation of such person upon whom process may beserved, by appointing any other person qualified as above specified and filingan instrument of appointment as provided in K.S.A. 60-306, and amendmentsthereto. Every second or subsequent appointment shall also designate the personwhose place is filled by such appointment.

      If any such company or corporation fails to designate and appoint suchperson, as required by this section, such process may be served as provided bythe other provisions of this article 3 of chapter 60 of the Kansas StatutesAnnotated, and amendments thereto.

      History:   L. 1963, ch. 303, 60-305; L. 1973, ch. 134, § 49; L. 1982,ch. 245, § 1; L. 1990, ch. 202, § 6; L. 1992, ch. 67, § 1; July 1.